"In the same week of this day, Ingrid's family de-stocked their property.

"A hard and heart wrenching decision to make based on the brutal realities of financial hardship with feeding their stock and the uncertainty of when a change in season was to come.

"Such a huge down, in a week of huge highs."

Ms Robertson said even with her connections to the land, she was touched by the landscape and stories of western Queensland.

"Unless you've been living under a rock for the last three years, you will also have heard of the realities and the lack of rain.

"From now, until 8pm tomorrow evening EST, for every "share" of this post, I will personally donate $3 to Tie Up The Black Dog - a fabulous charity that aims to assist depression and mental illness in rural regions."

The response to her plea was enormous and Ms Robertson summed up her reaction as "wow and heart palpitations".